Start from York: Mark Twain used to spend his holidays there. Nubble Light is a blinking lighthouse guarding the entry to the port.

Take a few kilometers to the north, towards the summer stations of Ogunquit and Kennebunkport, then continue the journey towards Orchard Beach, one of United States's longest beaches.

The State's largest city and its principal port is located on the beautiful Casco Bay. A pretty port city, especially known for its famous lobsters, Portland was firstly developed in the 18th century, thanks to the ship construction and the wood transportations taking place there. The English bombed the city in 1775, and in the next century, a big fire almost destroyed the city. You can find there the house where Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the poet, lived in the 18th century.
 

Maine's Capital, on the Kennebec River, about a few miles from the coast, in the south, in the 17th century Augusta was once an advanced commercial post, established by the English colonists of Plymouth Colony origins - within the city, they protected themselves against the Indians of the region.

Yarmouth, the old Indian cemetery.

Brunswick, the seat of Bowdoin College - its list of alumni comprises author of the Scarlet Letter Daniel Hawthorne and fellow poet Henry Longfellow. It was also in Brunswick that Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Bath, city of the large 19th century shipyards, an excellent marine museum.

Boothbay Harbor, sailing ships and regattas, the Playhouse Museum filled with souvenirs of the theater.

Friendship, land of freedom for the seals frolicking along its marina.

Bar Harbor, the entry to Acadia National Park, Maine's precious pearl, with 110 km2 of rocky and marine scenery of Mt. Desert Island. It is a protected territory where birds and wildlife live freely. And you can choose to observe them closely, by camping or doing outdoor excursion there.

Eastport, the biggest spring tides area of Atlantic Coast, and the departing point to Campo-Bello Island, where Franklin D. Roosevelt once owned a summer residence.

York Village is a small town possessing many well-conserved colonial buildings. The Old Goal, its prison, is New England's oldest public building constructed in 1653.

Don't miss the lobster festival all along the Maine coast. From fine restaurants to clambakes, this delicious crustacean is the center of attention.